South Korea v Germany: Champions to make the most of second chance

After narrow defeats to Mexico and Sweden, South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong summed up his team’s situation neatly, describing them as”a drowning man clutching at a straw.” The late heroics of Germany’s Toni Kroos against Sweden spared Shin’s side the ignominy of elimination using a match to spare, but a triumph on Wednesday afternoon and also a victory for Mexico against Sweden provides them any prospect of advancement.
Although South Korea are competitive in the tackle and eager to cover lots of ground, they’ve struggled to develop any attacking effort. A magnificent late strike from a mostly isolated Son Heung-min against Mexico has become the sum total of their offensive efforts up to now, and they did not even manage a shot on target in their Group F opener against Sweden.
Opta inform us that South Korea have now lost their last four games at World Cup finals, equalling their worst sequence. Additionally, it is worth noting that they have lost their past two World Cup games from Germany, a group match in 1994 along with also the semi-final in 2002.
South Korea’s cause won’t be helped by skipper Ki Sung-yeung’s loss to harm, and Park Joo-ho that was full-back is still sidelined. Shin must find a way to get Tottenham forwards Son more support in attack – he had eight shots against Mexico, and carried the whole offensive burden on his shoulders.

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